The AppleJack Festival in Nebraska City draws thousands for fall fun. See photos here.
A farm guest holds a half-eaten apple cider donut during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
A farm guest holds a trio of apples as she walks through the orchard during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Jenny Christian, from Omaha, works on a “U-Pick” flower arrangement during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
A guest samples an apple fresh from the tree in the rows of the orchard during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
11-year-old Addison Glaze, from Nebraska City cuts flowers for a “U-Pick” arrangement during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
A farm guest works on a “U-Pick” flower arrangement during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Cara Kerns, left, from Omaha, reacts to finding a bee in her “U-Pick” flower arrangement with Mallory Limberg, also from Omaha, during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Fall decor sits out during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Amber Jensen (right, from Lincoln) picks apples with her one-year-old daughter, Della Jensen (left), during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Allen Forkner (right, from Lincoln) tastes apple cider with Suzanne Forkner (left, also from Lincoln) during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Four-year-old Carter Bicknase, from Lincoln, picks an apple during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City. The festival typically draws up to 100,000 visitors to Nebraska City for apple picking, cider tasting and more.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
An apple hangs in a tree during the 58th annual AppleJack Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.